On behalf of Pantone and WGSN, we are proud to announce that The Pantone Special Color Award for Best Use of Color by a Designer has been awarded to Chris Benz, someone who has repeatedly displayed a love of color and pattern and continues to inspire us by showing an array of unusual, unexpected and striking color combinations within his collections season after season.

On behalf of Pantone and WGSN, we are proud to announce that The Pantone Special Color Awards for Best Use of Color by a Retailer have been awarded to Uniqlo who, year after year, continues to display their reverence for color by integrating this critical element into their overall design and merchandising strategy; and to Top Shop, who in recent years has been consistently engaging and daring their shoppers with bold color and style and has captured the world's imagination by partnering with iconic models and artists to create capsule collections that are vibrant, vivid and full of character.